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Recent Examples of triple crown
Those two horses figured in another remarkable feat for Lukas: six consecutive victories in Triple Crown races, starting with Tabasco Cat in the 1994 Preakness and concluding with Grindstone in the 1996 Derby.
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Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Only good friend Bob Baffert has more Triple Crown victories, and Lukas owns a record-tying 20 in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
What the casual horse racing fan must realize is there are many great races besides the Triple Crown Series and Breeders’ Cup.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
America’s Finest City Half Marathon & 5K The 48th annual America’s Finest City Half Marathon & 5K is returning to San Diego on Aug. 17, where over 1,500 runners are expected to complete the 2025 San Diego Foundation SoCal Triple Crown race series.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Only ten pairs of men—plus Alex Honnold alone—have completed the Triple Crown in the 24 years since Dean Potter and Timmy O’Neill first established it.
—Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
Affirmed edges Alydar for the third time. 1989 — Wayne Gretzky of the Kings is named the NHL’s MVP, winning the Hart Trophy for a record ninth time.
1995 — Trainer D. Wayne Lukas wins a record five straight Triple Crown races as Thunder Gulch takes the Belmont Stakes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
There have only been a handful of horses to win the Triple Crown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
The Belmont traditionally garners the lower ratings of the Triple Crown races so long as a horse is not in the running for the esteemed treble.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Only good friend Bob Baffert has more Triple Crown victories, and Lukas owns a record-tying 20 in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
What the casual horse racing fan must realize is there are many great races besides the Triple Crown Series and Breeders’ Cup.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
America’s Finest City Half Marathon & 5K The 48th annual America’s Finest City Half Marathon & 5K is returning to San Diego on Aug. 17, where over 1,500 runners are expected to complete the 2025 San Diego Foundation SoCal Triple Crown race series.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Only ten pairs of men—plus Alex Honnold alone—have completed the Triple Crown in the 24 years since Dean Potter and Timmy O’Neill first established it.
—Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
Affirmed edges Alydar for the third time. 1989 — Wayne Gretzky of the Kings is named the NHL’s MVP, winning the Hart Trophy for a record ninth time.
1995 — Trainer D. Wayne Lukas wins a record five straight Triple Crown races as Thunder Gulch takes the Belmont Stakes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
There have only been a handful of horses to win the Triple Crown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
The Belmont traditionally garners the lower ratings of the Triple Crown races so long as a horse is not in the running for the esteemed treble.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
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Colt Keith #33 of the Detroit Tigers slides past third baseman Brooks Lee #2 of the Minnesota Twins for a triple during the eighth inning at Comerica Park on June 27, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Matt Thaiss added a two-run triple in the seventh for the Rays.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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The trio — who dub themselves the bathroom team in a nod to their past late-night trip to the toilets — hand their keys to Hyun-ju, the natural choice for leader.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The trio were placed on a flight to San Antonio along with several other families.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The bass triplets and sub-bass quarter notes that power the track pump out with high energy.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
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The triplets represent 25% of all red pandas born in North American zoos last year.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2025
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This triad of capabilities allows AI PCs to handle edge AI applications with efficiency.—
Ajith Sankaran,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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To avoid the looming launcher cliff in the crucial sea component of its nuclear triad, however, the United States must build a larger number of Columbia-class submarines in the 2040s and beyond—at least 14, and perhaps more, to hedge against the further growth of adversaries’ arsenals.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Maybe the rhythm of the day will feel more like normal on Saturday, when the field goes out in pairs instead of threesomes.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The 95 players in the field have been grouped into 31 threesomes and one duo.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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On the flip side, the Pittsburgh Penguins have remained loyal to their estimable triumvirate of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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The fete kicked off with a surprise reunion between host Kristen Bell and The Good Place co-stars Ted Danson and William Jackson Harper, who paid homage to the steamy triumvirate in Luca Guadagnino’s tennis drama Challengers.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of what’s kosher to talk about in regards to 28 Years Later…: There’s had been rumors that Cillian Murphy’s Jim would make an appearance in this new film, thus connecting this final trilogy entry to its ground-zero starting point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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With death also comes life, and humanity is the throughline of the planned trilogy, set to continue with the forthcoming sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
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